treachery
英 ['tretʃ(ə)rɪ]
美 ['trɛtʃəri]
CET6+ TEM8 GRE
1. trick => treachery.
treachery 背叛，不忠来自古法语 trechier,欺骗，撒谎，可能来自拉丁语 tricari,逃避，耍诈，词源同 trick.后引申词 义背叛，不忠。-ery,表行为。
- treachery
- treachery: [13] Despite the passing resemblance, treachery has no etymological connection with traitor or treason. In fact, its closest English relative is trick. The word was borrowed from Old French trecherie, a derivative of trichier ‘cheat’ (source of English trick).
=> trick - treachery (n.)
- "treasonable or perfidious conduct," c. 1200, from Old French trecherie, tricherie "deceit, cheating, trickery, lies" (12c.), from trechier "to cheat, deceive" (see trick (n.)).
- 1. Crook had resigned his post rather than be party to such treachery.
- 克鲁克已经辞职了，不愿参与这种背信弃义的行为。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The combination of sex and treachery proved a copper-bottomed circulation booster.
- 事实证明，性和背叛的话题结合起来无疑大大增加了发行量。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was deeply wounded by the treachery of close aides.
- 他被亲密助手的背叛深深地伤害了。
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- 4. Treachery was the ultimate sin.
- 背叛是最不可饶恕的罪孽。
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- 5. an act of treachery
- 背叛行为
来自《权威词典》
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